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Where does “tabal” come from?
tabal (Maltese) comes from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.
tabal
(Maltese): drum
Definitions
drum
Ancestry of “tabal”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
طَبْل
drum
2
Middle Iranian
tabir
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Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →